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Now, why is the College of Agriculture of Cornell University 

 interesting itself in this work? It is trying to help the farmer, 

 and it begins with the most teachable point, — the child. The 

 district school cannot teach agriculture any more than it can 

 teach law or engineering or any other profession or trade, but 

 it can interest the child in nature and in rural problems and 

 thereby fasten its sympathies to the country. The child will 

 teach the parent. The coming generation will see the result. 

 In the interest of humanity and country, we ask for help. 



To THE Teacher : 



The following leaflets have been issued to aid teachers in the 

 public schools in presenting natnrc-study subjects to the scholars 

 at odd times. 



1 . How a squash plant gets out of the seed. 



2. Hoiv a candle burns. 



3. Four apple tzvigs. 



4. A children's garden. 



5. Some tent-makers. 



6. What is nature-study ? 



Address y 



Chief Clerk, 



College of Agriculture, 



Ithaca, N. Y. 



